CESMD |
Information for Strong-Motion Station |
Ventura - 4-story Govt Office Bldg |
CGS - CSMIP Station 25353 |
Earthquakes recorded by this station |
Latitude | 34.2683 N |
Longitude | 119.2101 W |
Elevation (m) | 62 |
Site Geology | Deep alluvium |
Vs30 (m/sec) | 267 (inferred) |
Site Class | D |
Remarks/Notes | Site information sources |
No. of Stories above/below ground | 4/1 |
Plan Shape | Rectangular |
Base Dimensions | 382.5' x 119.5' |
Typical Floor Dimensions | Same as base dimensions |
Design Date | 1976 |
Instrumentation | 1979. 12 accelerometers, on 3 levels in the building. |
Vertical Load Carrying System | Steel frame; 3-1/4" light-weight concrete on 3" metal deck (total depth - 6-1/4") |
Lateral Force Resisting System | Steel K bracing, both directions |
Foundation Type | 90'-115' piles; grade beam ties; 6' slab on grade; retaining walls on longitudinal faces |
Remarks | Soil investigation indicated site had experienced liquefaction; designed to twice UBC (horizontal load factor). |